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Post by Burkeomatic on Jan 27, 2023 2:47:25 GMT
www.gws.com.tw/english/product/airfly/053.htmI found this bad boy perusing the RCG classifieds for 69 bucks. It is a kit circa 2008. Looks like fun, pretty high quality, the detail is superb, and it is perfect to become my first FPV jet.  I just now got it in, but I probably won't get to it for a while, but I am pretty excited about this. At first I thought, ehh 69 dollar jet, what do I have to lose? But once I got it here and open, it looks great.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jan 27, 2023 4:06:24 GMT
Ok, I am already making decisions on modifying this.
It did come with a 75mm edf. That looks like an electric bilge blower from a boat and spinning the motor feels like spinning a ratchet.
It is a 4 blade edf that makes 800-900g of thrust and draws 50 amps, but it was made in 2008.
So now the year is 2023, and I figure technology is a little more advanced, so I bought a 70mm 4s edf for it.
But, I know what you are thinking, don't you already have 3 70mm edfs?
I do, but they are all 6s, and I don't want to load this tiny little plane up with all that weight, so 4s it is.
Now I was thinking about being responsible and buying the bastard child of EDF sizes, the 64mm, but I would have to print an adaptor or figure something else to mount it in the hole, so I probably wouldn't be saving that much weight, and I would still need a 50amp esc theoretically. Well, I already have a 60 amp, so im not going to buy a new one to save a few grams, and well, I don't have to do any work to get a 70mm to fit, so here we are.
The plane will have nearly double the thrust it was intended to have, and it will be great, great fun.
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Post by Mr NCT on Jan 27, 2023 13:23:49 GMT
The plane will have nearly double the thrust it was intended to have, and it will be great, great fun. What a great deal, happy for you. I think you summed it up in the last line. Kind of like doubling your car's HP without a gain in weight. Who wouldn't go for that?  |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jan 27, 2023 21:27:29 GMT
The plane will have nearly double the thrust it was intended to have, and it will be great, great fun. What a great deal, happy for you. I think you summed it up in the last line. Kind of like doubling your car's HP without a gain in weight. Who wouldn't go for that? I miss my Miata. It was a black NA like the bottom left there. I never did V8 swap it, but I did triple the factory horsepower. But hey, you knew I am that kind of guy. I dynoed it once at 357whp @ 22psi on a GT2871 turbo. I actually still have the turbo kit here for it, I sold off the rest of the drivetrain. It would do roll on burnouts in 4th gear at 80mph on the interstate. It was borderline scary. I loved it. It made V8 power without the instantaneous V8 torque, but first gear was useless in boost without slicks I eventually set my standalone up to limit boost to 4psi under 35mph, and 9 psi under 65mph, and 12 psi under 80mph, and it kept it reasonable without having to worry about sneezing and spinning the car around. |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Jan 27, 2023 22:28:28 GMT
Oh, if anyone wants one of these, the person I bought this from has another one for sale too on RCG, same price, 69 bucks plus shipping, hit me up on here or discord if you want their contact info.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Feb 2, 2023 5:43:15 GMT
Ok, what do I do. The canards are allegedly ineffective, and a 4s up front is nose heavy. Do I run canards and 3s? or do I gut the front and go all in with battery?  |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Feb 3, 2023 0:55:59 GMT
 Something about sacrificing performance for cool factor I just can't bring myself to do sometimes. I took the active canard out, so much room for activities! You know....  |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Feb 8, 2023 5:05:44 GMT
I haven't updated this in a while. I don't think this requires much in words from me, I'll let the pictures speak.   I am printing a cockpit panel as we speak. |
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Post by ratcheeroo on Feb 9, 2023 16:56:50 GMT
That is freaking awesome!!
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Post by ratcheeroo on Feb 9, 2023 16:57:31 GMT
I need one.LMAO.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Feb 10, 2023 1:33:30 GMT
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